Conifers don’t need annual pruning or cutting back. Keep the weeds out (like any garden), some fertilization is always helpful, then grab a glass of wine and admire. Tending your conifer garden, once established, is pretty easy.

Will I tend to my conifer garden differently?

Conifer gardening can be in any size or space you choose. So, even if the initial cost of installation is a little more expensive, the yearly maintenance and time is much less. Conifers don’t require lots of attention like a perennial garden. Many of the true dwarf and miniature conifers can have a relatively big price tag, but the garden does not have to be filled with them. Each plant is almost its own specimen when viewing, but the best way show off each plant’s individual characteristics is by having plants around it that have a different look, either in growth habit, color, or texture – sometimes all three.ĭo you need tons of space for a conifer garden? And tons of money?Ĭonifer gardens don’t have to be very expensive. Unlike other gardens, that use masses or multiples of plants, conifer gardens typically use one of each plant. Like every definition, there are some exceptions to the rule, such as junipers and yews the produce berries or fruit.Ĭonifer gardens are put together to show of the various colors, textures and growth patterns that these wonderful plants exhibit. Simple definition is a plant that bears cones. So, I’ll let him tell you about conifers and why you want a conifer garden, because you do, you really, really do, want a conifer garden. He’s the general manager for the store where I am employed, the buyer for our conifers, a past Duke University football captain, a husband, a father, a worship leader, and yes, a serious conifer lover. The picture at the top of this page makes your heart hurt, right? Who knew conifers could be so beautiful and varied, and, for pete’s sake, combine to make a such a statement of a garden? My boss, that’s who. Mapping of Illumina reads to PacBio contigs resulted in a 1000 x coverage and were used to confirm accuracy of the consensus sequences.(What’s a Conifer Garden with Jon Merrill)

Based on a total of 44 contigs with 722 kilobase (kb) average length (range 9.4 kb to 3.4 Mb), the whole genome size was estimated at 31,768,716 bp. Illumina reads were mapped to PacBio assembled contigs to determine base call consistency. The draft genome was obtained using Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) SMRT and Illumina HiSeq 2500 sequencing. sequoiae 9LC2 that was isolated from Leyland cypress 'Leighton Green' in 2017 in southern Mississippi, USA. Data description We report here the genome sequence of P. sequoiae as a resource for primer development to investigate genotype diversity. The objective was to generate a high-quality draft assembly of the genome of P. Abstract : Objective Passalora sequoiae (family Mycosphaerellaceae) causes a twig blight on Leyland cypress that requires numerous fungicide applications annually to minimize economic losses for ornamental plant nursery and Christmas tree producers.

Needle blight on leyland cypress